NikoDoby said:
Wow Bernard! That's some story. I'm glad the drivers weren't killed and that they got to spend another Christmas with there families.

Yes indeed Niko ! These two guys stayed a week in hospital because of the psychological shock, and I can understand it !
The other part of the story is that about 6 weeks previous to that, my Time Machine hard drive had failed and because of many other things I had to attend, I did not bother to get it repaired. As my computer froze due to its problems, I could not save my data before sending it for repair. Fortunately I always manually save my stuff on two other external drives, and the final damage was limited to 6 weeks of data which I was able to re-create within a few days (Mainly related to my Association). The morale of this story is Save ! Save ! Save ! :o)

And what's wrong with that? I'm sure the Pope has been given many Qurans as gifts. All camera brands get along at my house. If Santa wants to give me a camera for Christmas then I'm not going to be upset if it's not a Nikon. Well OK maybe just a little :-)

Wow Bernard! That's some story. I'm glad the drivers weren't killed and that they got to spend another Christmas with there families.

Three weeks before Xmas I sent my MacBook Pro for repair (Faulty graphic card and superdrive), free of charge thanks to Apple Care. It took ten days to get it repaired but as the machine was on its way from the workshop to the shop where I had dropped it, the lorry which was carrying about 20 repaired computers - including mine - and a huge load of brand new MacBook Air, was hijacked by armed guys who took the two drivers as hostages. They were released unhurt after a few hours but the lorry was emptied of all its contents. Aaaaargh !
The insurance and the shop gave me a brand new MacBook Pro to replace my machine, so I did get a computer for Xmas although I did not want one !…

Best wishes to you all !

PS: This took place in the middle of Paris, so if you plan a trip to France, you know what to do… :o)

I don't care too much for a filter but I wish I could protect it like my other lenses. The 14-24 is certainly a special lens, I'm learned that today so far, I'll have to teach myself to not over use it for portraits

That's a lovely piece of kit smarterchild. Now you're going to have to try and get hold of the Lee SW150 filter kit to go with it like me!
It's amazing what you can do with a 14mm on a FF isn't it :-) Have fun.

It's the big day! I was woken up at 5:30 by my 11 year old daughter singing the chorus of Handel's Messiah, only with slightly unique lyrics! Just had a full English breakfast (aka coronary on a plate). My wife has bought me a Hoya 77mm HD UV filter, and Lowepro 1W lens case for the 85 1.4 I haven't got yet :-( I hope you all have a wonderful day!

SkintBrit said:
If it's going through the UK postal system, it's replacement will be announced before you see it! If it's any consolation, mid Jan is when they've told me I MIGHT see my 85 1.4G. 8 weeks and still waiting :-(

8 weeks? Try about 14 weeks for me :P. No expected date for my order because B&H doesnt care about customer service. They've had my 1700$ this whole time. I should be collecting interest discount :)

By the way. Merry Christmas to all :). Hope that everyone enjoys time with their families. :D

Doh! This just gets worse and worse! Mid January! They are now trying to blame the weather, but in reality (I have been told by DHL and Citylink) it seems that Christmas has surprised them this year.

Yeah Jonny, I should have got the D90 when I got the D5000. I do think the D5000 is a great camera, but the differences (mainly handling not image quality) are too important for me not to get one. I got a used one off fleabay nicely cheap. I am selling the D5000, but if my mate doesn't buy it, I will happily keep it.

spraynpray said:
Now you're really getting to me! My new camera (bought on the 12th) is STILL in the chaos that is the UK courier system - looks like it will not arrive until mid Jan 11

If it's going through the UK postal system, it's replacement will be announced before you see it! If it's any consolation, mid Jan is when they've told me I MIGHT see my 85 1.4G. 8 weeks and still waiting :-(